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Expert guide to Sölden Overview Hotels Restaurants Après ski Snow reports Most of Sölden’s accommodation is in comfortable hotels, which are predominantly four-star. At the less expensive end of the scale there are also traditional Austrian pensions and some apartments to rent. The two access gondolas, Giggijoch and Gaislachkogl, are at opposite ends of the

LOGO: Test4Travel Boris Johnson has thus far resisted growing calls for Covid-19 testing at airports, stating that it would give “a false sense of security”, despite growing pressure from The Telegraph’s Test4Travel campaign for an end to quarantine. But a new and improved on-the-spot test could be the key to opening up travel in the

One of the best things about watching films is that you can recognise the odd street corner, familiar scenery or even a favourite city. When somewhere has a sentimental value, it is enjoyable to remind yourself of this place. Whether it is where you and a friend have visited, you have been there with a

In April, mid-lockdown, if you’d asked me to name the travel destination that would next lure me out of Margate, my money would have been on an international big-hitter. Perhaps California, where I have family, or Colombia, where I have unfulfilled travel aspirations. As it turns out, it was Cheshunt that finally got me out

A Tirolean British favourite Mayrhofen has the chameleon quality that is the forte of so many Austrian resorts – it will be whatever visitors want it to be, and very successfully too. It can rock, it can rap, it can be the king of cool where even the gnarliest of snowboarders are happy to hang out and

Maria la Gorda is in Pinar del Rio province in western Cuba. It is mostly synonymous with the diving camp that is situated there. The entire settlement consists of a hotel, diving centre, small shop, sandy beach and 2 restaurants. However, even if you are not a diver, it is a nice place to spend

And so to Devon, and the final leg of our West Country road trip. Partly in the jaunty, relaxed spirit of a classic road trip, and partly to avoid the traffic jams that had been angrily reported during our few days in Cornwall, we meandered across Dartmoor National Park to a destination that has long

Expert guide to Kitzbühel Overview Hotels Restaurants Après ski Snow reports The most beautiful ski town in Europe Kitzbühel is a beautiful medieval town in the heart of the Austrian Tirol with a truly vast ski area spread over three sectors. It best suits intermediates and experts, and the potential for travelling on piste and

Expert guide to Kitzbühel Overview Hotels Restaurants Après ski Snow reports Old coaching inns converted into four- and five-star hotels vie for space in Kitzbühel’s ancient streets alongside smart fashion boutiques and wickedly expensive cafés. But despite the resort’s diamond-studded image, the cost of a stay here can be a pleasantly reasonable surprise. Staying in

Please note our writers visited the following hotels prior to the coronavirus pandemic Whether you’re looking to nurture a young chef with cookery classes, partake in sports (on and off water), or simply be able to guarantee that your darlings are having fun – and being well looked after – while you relax in the

Please note our writers visited these properties prior to the coronavirus pandemic What could be more appealing than the epicurean informality of an inn or restaurant with rooms? These wonderfully relaxed establishments combine an emphasis on great ingredients from the area with local charm and stylish panache. There’s an insider feel that you don’t get

You don’t have to travel far to get a sense of island living: there are some treasured and unknown spots right here in the British Isles. Here are eight of the greatest islands to explore this autumn for a taste of the overseas trips you might have missed in 2020 – and the best places

Please note our writers visited these destinations prior to the coronavirus pandemic Is there any country on earth that wears its history as lightly as Italy? Roman ruins sit cheek by jowl with Renaissance palazzos, while modern skycrapers cast their long shadows over neoclassical cathedrals. But there are many more reasons why this is the

The Telegraph launched its Test4Travel campaign, which calls for cheap, effective Covid-19 tests at airports and ports by Christmas, on Wednesday.  The campaign is based on exclusive data that shows that the UK population wants testing to be introduced at airports and is prepared to pay for it. This was also reflected in a poll

Expert guide to Morzine Overview Hotels Restaurants Après ski Snow report Catered chalet accommodation is something that Morzine does well, including smaller high-end tour operators offering stylish, well-run options with great views and within walking distance of pistes, resort shops and bars. Each winter sees a plethora of new chalets opening, offering a host of

With their eerie 
swirls and curtains 
of coloured light dancing across the night sky, it’s no wonder the Northern Lights are a magnet 
for travellers. Fortunately the number of cruises to the Arctic, where they are most visible, is increasing. But the aurora is the tip of the iceberg. Here’s your ultimate guide to Arctic

Test4Travel calls for cheap, effective Covid-19 tests at airports and ports, by Christmas In the last six months we have seen unprecedented disruption to international travel. Yet this week, as the Government approaches yet another chaotic episode in its increasingly unpopular quarantine policy, there is an alternative way forward. Today, as a result of what

For a Londoner like me, even before lockdown, that first gulp of garden air during a country house hotel getaway was always bliss. That pampered, pristine scent of the English tundra; the heavy collision of outdoor scented candles and old trees. Then along came face masks. So, needless to say, after four-and-a-half hours inhaling the

Edinburgh thoroughly deserves its reputation as one of the most beautiful and fascinating cities in the world. Of course, you can’t think of Edinburgh without thinking of the International Festival, Fringe and Hogmanay, but it also has its year-round thriving café culture, vibrant and varied nightlife, great shopping and a strong contemporary arts scene. Charming

Oxford is renowned for its quirks and eccentricities. Traditions long forgotten or abandoned elsewhere hold fast in a town where clocks run intentionally slow, students can’t walk on the grass, and ducks are serenaded once a century. The city’s hotels are just as characterful and you can bed down in Oscar Wilde’s former party pad,